Seed-planter.



w. A. HlGKS. SEED PLANTER.

APPLICATIOH FILED SEPT- 30, 1918.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

a mmy- 1TH; @TAES PATH? @FFTQE WILLIAM A. HICKS, on 'cnrmroornn, rumors.

SEED-PLANTER.

Original application filed March 21, 1918, Serial No. 223,698.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. 1918. Serial No. 256,305.

To all whom it may (:01 earn Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM A. HIGKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chillicothe, in the county ofPeoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

y invention relates to seed planters.

ore particularly my invention relates to a planter designed especially for planting garden seed.

The object of my invention is to provide a planter that willfreely distribute seed by the automatic action of the planter parts through a suitable timing of delivery of seeds, graduation of the same and conjuncis a detail view of divided out of 40 machine.

tive appliance adapted to fix delivery and prevent clogging.

Also my invention contemplates adjustability of parts relatively to facilitate the handling and proper planting of a great variety of garden seeds.

My invention consists in the application to a transportable structure, a container for seed, a specially formed seed disk, operative inconnection with said seed hopper, the latter capable of adjustment to accommodate placement thereof relative to the seed disk, that plural sets of seed delivery openings in the seed plots may be caused to register with the hopper to facilitate general use of the machine for seed planting.

The general characteristics of my invention hereinabove specified are embodied in and form a part of my application for seed planters, filed March 21, 1918, Patent 1,280,468, issued Oct. 1, 1918, of which this is a division, and the particular features such application relate to the seed disk, the hopper and their relative arrangement and working relations.

Referring to the drawings-Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the body of the Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of disk 19 showing ap lication of spring arm 39. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view partly broken away showing the manner of relating a seed plate to a support and of a connected chute. Fig. his a de tail sectional view with parts. broken away to illustrate the manner of per with relation to the machine. Fig. 5

a seed forcing member. Referring to the drawings- 2 and 3 are vehicle wheels. 4 is an axle;

member.

notches lie within the plan pivoting a hop- Wheel 3 is designed to be fixed with relation to axle 4 and wheel 4 is designed to turn freely on the axle.

5 and 6 are framing members; 8 is a spacing rod at the rear of the frame. 9 are bracket members secured to the frame and are attached also to the sleeve member 10 on axle 4. Any suitable draft member may be attached to the frame. The frame above referred to is designed to be movable lengthwi e of shaft 4 for purposes scribed.

Upon the framing members 5 and 6 is mounted a plate 11 provided with a central stud 12, said plate being provided with an openin 13 (indicated by dotted line in Fig. '2). About this opening is attached a chute 14 which depends therefrom and is intended to deliver seed to a shank part of a shoe On the top of plate 11- is mounted a seed plate 19 provided with a central opening registering with stud 12 on the suppdrting plate and is designed to turn thereabout. Plate 19 is provided with notches 19' about its periphery and with, a seriesof rows of perforations 19 between its center and periphery. the perforations in each row being .of different sizes to accommodate planting seed of various size and quantity. The rows of perforations and peripheral notches are arranged with reference to chute 14 so that each of said rows and the peripheral path of such opening and as the seed disk is revolved the particular perforations of each row and the set of peripheral notches will at certain times, be carried over said opening.

For-the purpose bf delivering seed to the seed disk, I have provided the hopper 20 which has an opening in its bottom portion as at 21- (see Fig. 1) and is connected with a pivoting bolt member 29 by means of an integralarm 23, the latter being provided with a sleeve member 2 engaging said pivot bolt and provided. with a clutch face 25 which is adapted to engage a similar clutch face member as 26 on supporting plate'll. By means of this manner of mounting of hopper 20 the latter ma'y be swung a out the pivot bolt 22 into different positions with reference to the surface of the seed plate to accommodate the registering of opening 21 in said hopper with the various rows of perforations in. said seed plate, and this adjustment may be readily accomplished loosening the nut on bolt and may be fixed in e y desired position for registering with the dii ferent sets of openings by means of the clutch en ts and and thereby be held ice.

I have provided means for turning the seed plate comprising a tooth wheel 27 fixed to wheel 3 by means of suitable clumps as The teeth or this wheel are spaced relatively and with relation to the peripheral notches in the seed plate and so arranged relative to said plate that {L5 sold tooth wheel is revolved, it will cause the seed plate to be similarly revolved on its support 11, thus carrying the succeeding perforations in each series successively in register with. the opening into chute lei for the purpose of de ositing seed carried within such openings to be discharged into said chute. It will be understood, of course, that seed will be delivered only to one set of openings at a time, the selection for such delivery of seed being made by the setting of the hopper for registering with whichever oi the series oi openings that may be desired.

Normally it is desired that the toothv wheel 27 and the seed plate 1.9 shall be in engagement through their tooth and. notch. members respectively. 1 accomplish this normal engagement "oy the interposition of the coil. spring 29 between one of: the supporting sleeves 10 of the frame and the hub of wheel 2. in the relation. of such normal engagement, the niaclnne will be operated to plant seed. As shown, l. have provided means for releasing; the driving connection between wheel and seed plate 19, and for raising the planter shoe to facilitate trans-l portation of the machine from place tb place,but as this {suture is not the subject no. claim herein, is not described in detail.

'lfhemachine above described, will, under ordi; ary circuin LHCGS, operate snccessfully, in to insure toe delivery or dislodgmerit seed from perforations in the seed dislr, T; have provided spring; arm 39-adjustsbly supported in set head L0 that it may be extended or withdrawn to eifectdiiierent reachesior registry with the different sets of openings as particular openings of each set are in regis r with the hopper chute Li. The spring rod is set and held by means of thumb nut 4:1 carried in set heed l0. head so is CODliQC'tGd with a pivot bolt 42 'see l ig. 3) which is suitably connected with and supported from tic frame and may be. turned with reference to said frame to tac' itete the operation 01? spring rod 39. Spring rod 39 is provided. with a plunger member 4-8 which in thisinstance is formed by bending the spring rod into substantiall "if i'orm near to its outer end. As i'zlie seed. d A. is revolved end the spring arm is set for registry with one or another or. said sets are reached the "p '1. In a seed planter, in

oi s ed perforations, it will bear upon the :Eace of the seed disk and as the openings plunger portion &3 thereof will descend into such opening and aid in expelling. seed therefrom. 3

I have shown herein and described. one form of embodiment of my invention. for the purpose of exemplifying its'us'es and purposes; however, its parts may be materially modified, formed, rearranged, and generally differentiated from the particular ports and combinations of parts without departing from the spirit of my invenvion, and I therefore desire to extend my claims to the full extent of novelty presented.

What I claim is:

combination, s.

supporting frame,

'vided with an extended seed discharge way therein, a seed plate supported thereon and provided with openings arranged in circular sets and spaced relatively between the axis and periphery thereof, a, hopper niovebly supported upon the frame and arranged relative to the seed plate for adjustment for registry with each of the plural sets of perforations in said seed plate, and means for turning the seed plate.

2. "in combination with a seed planter, a seed plate support provided with a clearance. or discharge way therein, a seed plate supported thereon and formed with plural rows of perforations therein spaced relatively between the axis and periphery of said seed plate, a hopper suitably supported for reg-. istry optionally with each of the said rowsof perforations in the plate, and means for turning the plate.

3. In e. seed planter, plate provided wit-ha clearance or discharge way, a seed plate supported and turna'ble thereon. provided with peripheral notches and with plural rows of perforations spaced relatively between the axis and periphery of saidv plate, means operable in connection with the peripheral. notches of the seed plate for turning" the latter, -a'hopper disposed and related to the seed plate to facilitate optional registry with the discharge means therefrom with the peripheral notches of the seed plate and with eech ot the plural rows of perforations.

4i. Pin a seed planter, port for a seed plate provided with a clearance or discharge way, a seed plate sup ported and tnrnolile thereon provided with plural, sets of seed ways, it plunger member,

means 'ror supporting the error member a support for a seed in e anner to-iacilitcte l tudinal ad. ustincnt and for swing movement,

ported and related to the seed plate in a manner to feedoptional delivery oi? seed ouch of seed ways a seed. plate support pro.

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in combination a sup- 5. In a seed planter, in combination, a support, a seed disk operable in conjunction therewith, provided with plural sets of seec ways s aced relatively in circular sets to form rows and the rows spaced relatively at intervals between the axis and periphery of said disk, means for turning, the plate, and a hopper suitably supported and related to the seed disk to facilitate optional rcgistr with each row of seedways, and means for fixing the hopper in the several said optional positions.

6. In a seed planter, in combination a support for a seed plate provided with a clearance or discharge .way, a. seed plate suitably supported and turnable thereon 4 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

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comprising a disk shaped member provided. with peripheral notches forming seed ways and with plural sets of seed way openings spaced relatively at intervals between. the center and periphery thereof, a plunger member. means for supporting the plunger ber in a manner to facilitate longitudinal adjustment thereof and for swingingmovement,-adapting it for optional register with each set. of seed ways, and a seed hopper supported and related to the seed plate in amanner to facilitate optional delivery of seed to each set of seed ways therein.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature.

WILLIAM A. HICKS.

by addressing the "Comniisuioner of Patents, 

